1. British system of education

2. The School System The School System Primary School Age 6-11 Age 11 exam Primary School Age 6-11 Age 11 exam Secondary School Age 11-16 GSCE Secondary School Age 11-16 GSCE Six Form Age 16-18 Age 18 exam Six Form Age 16-18 Age 18 exam

3. Types of schools Types of schools PRIMARY SCHOOL Infant school age 5-7 Infant school age 5-7 Junior school age 8-11 Junior school age 8-11STREAMING A, B, C, D streams

4. Types of schools Secondary schools Comprehensive Comprehensive Grammar Grammar Secondary Modern Secondary Modern Secondary Technical Secondary Technical

5. What Sixteen-Year-Olds Do : 27 % Youth-Training schemes 27 % Youth-Training schemes 25% State Schools 25% State Schools 14% Further education 14% Further education 12% Unemployed 12% Unemployed 10% Full-time employment 10% Full-time employment 6% Independent schools 6% Independent schools 5% Part-time education in employment ( further- education courses ) 5% Part-time education in employment ( further- education courses )

6. Higher Education Oxbridge Oxbridge Redbrick universities (Birmingham, Liverpool, London etc.) Redbrick universities (Birmingham, Liverpool, London etc.) Plate-glass universities (1960s)-Kent, Lancaster, York etc. Plate-glass universities (1960s)-Kent, Lancaster, York etc. Scotland ancient universities ( Glasgow, Edinburgh, St. Andrew’s, Aberdeen ( 15th and 16th centuries) Scotland ancient universities ( Glasgow, Edinburgh, St. Andrew’s, Aberdeen ( 15th and 16th centuries)

7. Do your test!

8. Discussion Discussion 1. What do you think of the great variety of schools in Britain? 1. What do you think of the great variety of schools in Britain? 2. How will you compare it with schools in Russia? 2. How will you compare it with schools in Russia? 3. What will you say about the system of examinations ( tests ) in Britain and Russia? 3. What will you say about the system of examinations ( tests ) in Britain and Russia? 4. What would you ideal school be like? 4. What would you ideal school be like? 5. Discuss the nicknames of categories of universities in Britain. What do they reflect? 5. Discuss the nicknames of categories of universities in Britain. What do they reflect? 6. Do any of Russian universities have nicknames? 6. Do any of Russian universities have nicknames?

9. Express yourself! Make a project “A dream school” Ideas: Ideas: School year School year School bus School bus Subjects Subjects Lessons Lessons Marks Marks Teachers Teachers